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BOWERS, Samuel Murray - Date of
birth
2 October 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Tennessee -
Hometown
Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34924613 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
Echternach, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 13 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Walter E. Bowers (father)
Vera E. (Cole) Bowers (mother)
Eunice M. (Parlier) Bowers (wife)
Samuel M. Bowers Jr. (son)
Bobby Bowers (daughter)
Wilda Bowers (daughter)
More information
Sgt Samuel M. Bowers attended high school for two years and was a crane man before he enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 23 June 1944. He was sent overseas in November 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Company’s / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pierce Family Tree, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, Newspaper clipping